Meaghan I Clark

May 29, 2024 | cancernetwork.com | Meaghan I Clark |Susan Kesmodel |Kristin E. Rojas |Devinder Singh |Anshumi Desai |Emily Finklestein | +2 more

BackgroundThe Lymphatic Microsurgical Preventing Healing Approach (LYMPHA) is a prophylactic microsurgical technique performed at the time of axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) that reduces the rate of developing lymphedema (LE). It is often performed together with immediate implant-based breast reconstruction (IBBR) in patients undergoing mastectomy with ALND. This study aimed to determine whether the additional LYMPHA procedure impacts the surgical outcomes of mastectomy with IBBR.